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{{about|the era name of the Southern Ming emperor, Zhu Yousong|the emperor who used this era name|Hongguang Emperor}} |
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Chinese | 弘光 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | "great light" | ||||||||
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Hongguang (28 January – 17 August 1645) was the era name of the Hongguang Emperor of the Southern Ming.
On 7 June 1644 (Chongzhen 17, 3th day of the 5th month), Zhu Yousong was proclaimed "regent" (監國) in Nanjing and ascended the throne on 19 June (15th day of the 5th month), taking next year Hongguang 1 (弘光元年, "the first year of the Hongguang era"). On May 1645 (5th month), the Qing army conquered Nanjing, and Zhu Yousong was captured on 15 June (22th day of the 5th month). On 18 August 1645 (27th day of the leap 6th month), the Longwu Emperor ascended to the throne and continued to use. The era was changed to Longwu in the following month. On 24 August (4th day of the 7th month), Zhu Yihai, Prince of Lu, was proclaimed "regent" and still using the Hongguang era name, but changing the era to Jianguo Lu 1 (監國魯元年, "the first year of the Jianguo Lu era") in the following year.
Comparison table
Hongguang | 1 |
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AD | 1645 |
Gānzhī 干支 |
Yǐyǒu 乙酉 |
Other regime era names that existed during the same period
- China
- Shunzhi (順治, 1644–1661): Qing dynasty — era name of the Shunzhi Emperor
- Yongchang (永昌, 1644–1645): Shun dynasty — era name of Li Zicheng
- Dashun (大順, 1644–1646): Xi dynasty — era name of Zhang Xianzhong
- Vietnam
- Phúc Thái (福泰, 1643–1649): Later Lê dynasty — era name of Lê Chân Tông
- Thuận Đức (順德, 1638–1677): Mạc dynasty — era name of Mạc Kính Vũ
- Japan
- Shōhō (正保, 1644–1648): era name of Emperor Go-Kōmyō
See also
References
Further reading
- Li Chongzhi (李崇智) (2004). Zhongguo lidai nianhao kao (中國歷代年號考). Beijing (北京): Zhonghua Book (中華書局). ISBN 7101025129.
- Deng Hongbo (鄧洪波) (2005). Chronology of East Asian history (東亞歷史年表). Taipei (臺北): National Taiwan University, Program for East Asian Classics and Cultures (國立臺灣大學東亞經典與文化研究計劃). ISBN 9789860005189. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- Qian Haiyue (錢海岳) (2006). History of Southern Ming (南明史). Beijing (北京): Zhonghua Book (中華書局). ISBN 7101044298.